HIGHER PE
THE
SOCIAL
FACTOR
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failing the course.
The Social Factor
There are three main areas within the Social
Factor these are:
Group Dynamics
Cultural / Societal Issues
Environmental Issues
What makes a
good team?
Have a two minute
discussion with a partner
and create three key
features of what makes a
good team.
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Group Dynamics
(What makes a good team)
Co operation
Contributing to the team
Roles/responsibilities
Team dynamics
Ethos / atmosphere
Communication
Group Task
 In a group of 3 assign two aspects
of Group Dynamics to each person.
 For one aspect you must write
about a time it had a positive effect
on your teams performance.
 For the second aspect you must
write about a time where it had a
negative impact on performance.
 You must use the same activity
throughout.
Cultural and Societal Issues
Cultural and Societal Issues
Inclusion
Gender
Etiquette & Fair Play
Respect for others
Conduct of self, players,
crowd & officials
Cultural and Societal Issues
Motivation – A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way
extrinsic motivation:
intrinsic motivation
prestige
money
media
sponsorship
fame
peer group pressure
empathy
self esteem
initiative
self-discipline
offer, give and accept
feedback or guidance
leadership
Environmental Issues
(Barriers to Participation)
Environmental Issues
(Barriers to Participation)
Facilities
Cost
Location
Weather
How can we investigate/test?
• Questionnaire
• Coach feedback
• Self appraisal
• Team mates feedback
• Environmental Checklist
Questionnaire
 The questionnaire below could be used to gain information on your
group dynamics.
 Key
 1 – very poor, 2 – poor, 3 – average, 4 – good, 5 – excellent
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A – How good is your team at communicating with each other? 1 2 3 4 5
B – How good is your team at encouraging each other? 1 2 3 4 5
C – How good is your team at helping, giving feedback? 1 2 3 4 5
D – How good is your team at organising practices/drills/training? 1 2 3 4 5
E – How good is your team at displaying sportsmanship/etiquette? 1 2 3 4 5
 If each person in your team filled this out and the results were
collated, your team would gain valuable knowledge about how well
you socially interact.
Self Appraisal
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After one off game
After a training period culminating in a performance
On your own
With a coach, one appraisal each both answering
on the performance
For this to be at all reliable and effective you need to
be:
• Honest
• Responsible
• Ready to receive constructive criticism
Self Appraisal Criteria
• What was expected to happen?
• What worked well?
• What didn’t work well?
• What have I learned?
• What will I do to secure success?
If possible, with a partner one be the coach and one the performer. Answer the
above questions individually and then compare answers regarding a recent
performance.
Environmental Checklist
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Post performance / training
Carried out by performer
Honesty needed for reliability
Helps identify small factors outwith your
control that has impacted performance
• Identification of these aids planning for
training and next performance
• Makes performer more aware of
environment and allows then to prepare
mentally for challenges ahead.
Environmental Checklist
Environmental Aspect
Weather
Wind
Rain
Sunlight
Heat
Coldness
Frost
External Aspects
Crowd noise
Crowd interaction
Officials performance
Opponents
Non playing team mates
Non playing opponents
Playing Surface
Condition of surface
Length of surface
Width of surface
Self
Footwear
Clothing
Headwear
Not at all
Sometimes
Constantly
Individual Task
(a) Describe two different methods that
could be used to collect information about
the potential impact of social factors on
performance.(4)
(b) Select one of the methods described in
part (a).
Evaluate one benefit and one limitation of
using this method to collect
information about the potential impact of
social factors on performance.(4)
Team Dynamic Development
Approaches
• Partner/group work team building games
(outwith activity)
• Use of model performers
(watch, listen & analyse)
• Defining roles
(leadership, positional duties, sets pieces)
• Active listening
(wait until person is finished, then think and speak)
• Restorative practices
(mediation, acknowledgement of errors)
Cultural and Societal Issues
(you can become involved in)
• Community initiatives
• National / local intervention
programmes
• National / local events
• Rebranding activities
Environmental Issues
Development Approaches
Warm Weather training
Preparing for different playing
surface
Altitude training
Indoor training due to
weather
Monitoring Tools
Diary
 Questionnaire
 Self-appraisal (compare & Contrast)
 Environmental checklist
 Team/group feedback
 Coach/teacher feedback
Crowd/audience reaction
Why monitor training?
To check it is effective, relevant to
development needs, long term targets.
Make sure short term targets are met,
progress is being made.
Provide motivation to further improve.
Make adaptations to training if necessary.
Ensure strengths are maintained while
weaknesses improved.
Revision
1. Name 3 methods you could use to investigate
within the social factor?
2. Describe how you carried out one of the
methods above for four marks.
3. List two environmental issues from the social
factor.
4. Describe one of the environmental issues and
describe how it could affect your performance
in any sport of your choice.
5. Describe a training drill you have done to
develop the social factor and how you would
progress it?